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Pain caused by ongoing activation of Aδ and C nociceptors in response to a noxious stimulus of somatic or visceral structures such as inflammation, trauma, or disease.
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(2013). Nociceptive Pain. In: Gebhart, G.F., Schmidt, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pain. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_201452
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